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1. Having or distinguished by a tone; often used in combination
   "full-toned"; "silver-toned"
    
2. Having or characterized or distinguished by tone or a specific tone; often used in combination
   "full-toned"; "shrill-toned"; "deep-toned"
    
3. [informal] Having well developed muscles
   - ripped [informal]

1. Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
   "The students toned the same slogan over and over again";
   - chant, intone
    
2. Vary the pitch of one's speech
   - inflect, modulate
    
3. Change the colour or tone of
   "tone a negative"
    
4. Change to a colour image
   "tone a photographic image"
    
5. Give a healthy elasticity to
   "Let's tone our muscles";
   - tone up, strengthen

See also: tonal

Type of: color [US], color in [US], colorise [Brit], colorize [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], colour in [Brit, Cdn], colourise [Brit], colourize [Brit, Cdn], discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn], exercise, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, work out

Antonym: toneless

Encyclopedia: Toned